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Fillis was told: “We do not agree to the restraining order but it is in your best interests not to contact the victim.”

During the hearing a victim impact statement by Mrs Moore was read out.

She said: “I feel betrayed by someone I have known for eight years. I have no family close by and I relied upon Janet. I feel more isolated now than I was before and I’m afraid to open the door when anyone knocks. When I talk to my sons on the phone I cry.”

Swansea Magistrates Court (Image: Adrian White)

Following the sentencing Mrs Moore’s son, Brian, expressed his disappointment in the sentence.

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He said: “Clearly the experience has had a devastating effect on my mother and family. My mother trusted Fillis implicitly. Due to that trust being destroyed - she used to leave her door open so her neighbours could pop in and now that door is always locked.

“For all the time and effort that has been put in by our family, police and Crown Prosecution Service the message that the court has given today is that vulnerable people don’t matter.

“There was an opportunity, due to the high profile of this case, to send a clear statement to people who prey on the vulnerable that if you get caught, you will pay a price.

“It would have been so easy to have just sacked her and walk away but we wanted to protect other vulnerable people from Fillis.”